- "Jessk the Trandoshan: 12,000 credits."
"Card cheat. Sabacc I think. " - ―A spacer and Stren Colo
Jessk was a male Trandoshan gambler who lived during the Galactic Civil War.
Biography[]
- "Ah, the Trandoshan. He cheated a few of our customers and it is hurting business. One of these customers is a friend of the owner, so we have taken it upon ourselves to solve the problem."
- ―Tien Wallub, to a spacer
After the Battle of Yavin, Jessk resided some time in Kachirho, on the planet Kashyyyk. During that time, he patronized a cantina in Kachirho where he played sabacc.[3] However, in 1 ABY,[1] Jessk was catch cheating with other customers, including with a friend of the cantina's owner. The owner then decided to take it upon himself to solve the problem. One of his employees, Tien Wallub, placed a bounty on the Trandoshan via Imperial Bounty Officer Stren Colo.[3] Jessk was forced to flee Kashyyyk and he moved to Mos Eisley, on the planet Tatooine. However, he quickly attracted much attention to himself while cheating in the Mos Eisley Cantina. A bounty hunter who was pursuing Jessk from Kashyyyk then discussed with a cheated gambler and thus managed to trace the Trandoshan. The bounty hunter tracked Jessk to the Krayt Cult Cave and finally killed the Trandoshan in the ensuring fight.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Jessk appeared as a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] Jessk was added to the game with the release of the expansion pack Rage of the Wookiees on May 5, 2005.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Quest: "Jessk the Trandoshan" on Kashyyyk
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Quest: "Information" on Kashyyyk
- ↑
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Jessk the Trandoshan on the SWG Wiki
